Last Time on Pokemon Virtual...
Balmung suceeds in creatingthe Aura like virus that will succeed in destroying Pokemon Virtual if left alone.Shane suceeds inbefriending the mysterious player, Maybe. Also, Kai Psyche and Uen Tsumono have come onto the Pokemon Virtual scene, and it seems that they know more than they let on aboutthe Virusand the CC Corporation.
Disclaimer: I don't own Pokemon or .Hack
Heh... this story is moving rather fast. Sorry for all of you who don't like fast moving stories - I promise I'll add in filler chapters that include everybodies characters. Remember, while fending off Kai and Uen, Shane still plans to collect the Virtual Kanto badges. Heh. Good luck, Shane!
Chapter Three: Enter Danny!
"You have been caught hacking Pokemon Virtual." Kai stated, looking down at the girl character with a bag full of Rare Candy's. Trainers could only buy one Rare Candy a day, and it was obvious to Kai – who had checked up the data of them on his Pokenav – that the Rare Candy's had been duplicated. "Your account will be frozen, your Pokemon deleted, and your IP banned."
The Raichu that stood beside the girl look just about as horrified as she was.
"We hope you have enjoyed your game. Please inform your parents that you just wasted your money. When we freeze you, your head set will no longer work."
"B-but, ca-can't I just have a warning?" The girl asked, looking up at Kai. He was a very frightening figure, and as of yet, his friend in the background hadn't moved.
"Hackers don't deserve warnings." Kai said simply, "Uen."
"Roger!" Uen said, grinning, he withdrew what resembled a kunai from the holster on his belt. "We hope you've enjoyed your time here, cheater."
The girls eyes focused on the bladed object. "W-Wait!"
"Good bye!" Uen said, flinging the kunai at the girl, hitting her square between the eyes. Her character turned brilliant shades of different colours, before slumping on the ground.
"Phew." Uen said, a few moments later, now kneeling in front of the slate grey body of the girl. He prodded her lightly. He liked prodding dead things – their data swivelled around, and began almost a non-existent substance. Of course, until she was deleted from the database, her body would remain lying there.
"Hurry up and clean it up." Kai stated, looking at Uen, taking no regard for the body. There were plenty of on lookers, most of which looked scornfully at them. Kai didn't really care. Hackers didn't deserve pity.
"Yeah, yeah." Uen said, "God, you're so bossy."
He gripped the handle of the kunai that was still stuck in the characters head, and tugged it out. The characters data began to disintegrate, and within thirty seconds there was nothing left of it, other than a few particles that hand hung onto the kunai. Uen blew these off, and slipped it back into its case.
"Now then… I wonder," Uen muttered,
"Where our lovely virus is." Kai finished his sentence. Both eyes turned to the virtual sky.
"… Well, Maybe, how about we keep going? I think we're almost at Viridian!" Shane said, grinning down at Maybe (who was a head shorter than him). The pair had decided to travel together. Or rather, Maybe had followed him after he'd apologised and turned to leave. Still, he didn't mind. Maybe was quiet and somewhat creepy, but it was nice to have company.
Maybe blinked. She'd been sitting under a tree for a few minutes, not that she was tired. Shane thought he was being considerate to her legs in saying the stop for a while – it appeared he'd forgotten that the world was virtual, and that seeing as one isn't moving in the real world, they can never get tired.
"What're you looking at, Maybe?" Shane asked, blinking. Maybe, it seemed, had noticed something across the road, behind a tree. Come to think of it, Shane had noticed rustling earlier, but hadn't been bothered to check out what it was. "Is it a Pokemon?"
Curious, he crossed the road, and walked over to the shrubbery, poking his head around the tree. "Uh… hello there."
"H-Hi."
He'd subsequently found a girl. He didn't know how long she'd been watching for, but it was obvious that she didn't want to be found. The girls hair was light brown, reaching two inches below her shoulders and hazel eyes. She wore a short grey top, a sleeveless purple jacket over the top, baggy black cargos and equally purple sneakers. Shane also noticed a blue tote bag on her left side.
"Where you watching us?"
"N-no." And obvious lie. "Well, uh, maybe, you uh, seemed new, and uh, I thought you might need some help, uh, or something."
"You mean you're an old timer here?"
"Uh-uh, yes."
"Wow! I'm Shane, nice to meet you!"
Before the girl could do anything, Shane had gripped her hand in a sudden shake. Taken quite by surprise, her first instinct was to pull her hand back, but Shane's grip was too strong.
"Uh… I'm, I'm Danny."
"Isn't that a boys name?"
"N-No. It's short for Danielle.
"Oh, okay, I see. Anywho, it's nice to meet you Danny!"
"P-Pleasure."
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After being invited to travel with Shane and Maybe for as long as she pleased – rather for Shane's benefit, he had no freaking idea where he was going, and he couldn't read his Pokenav map very well – Danny seemed to fit in well with the group. Maybe and Shane discovered that, although she was shy, Danny was a lot of a tom boy. She was also two years older than them.
"So, where did you start?"
"Kanto version just like you."
Danny was relieved to find that Shane and Maybe were, well, different to everybody else, and without realising it, her shyness passed after a while of talking to them. Or rather, talking to Shane. Maybe just listened.
"How long ago?"
"Two years now."
"So you started when you were my age?"
"Yes. Wait, that means you're twelve?"
"Yeah."
"I see."
"What kind of Pokemon do you have, Danny?"
"WAH! MY POKEMON!" Danny screamed, just remembering something important, and dashing off down the road. Shane blinked, grabbed Maybe's arm, and pulled her along into a run, after Danny.
"WHERE THE HELL IS NURSE JOY!"
Now she was panicking. It was an obvious change in personality.
"Hey, Danny, wait up!"
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"Thank goodness." Danny said, rubbing the bump on her head that had happened when she'd collided with the Pokemon Centre door. "I'm so relieved."
The trio was now sitting at a one of the many tables provided at the centre.
"What is this?"
The group blinked. Maybe was pointing at the small brown dog Pokemon that belonged to Danny. This was the thing that Danny was so frantic about. Apparently, Danny had been confronted by an older trainer and lost miserably to his Beedrill, her Eevee getting poisoned in the process. Afraid to worsen her Pokemon, she'd returned it to its Pokeball – that was down in the depths of her tote bag, she normally never had Eevee in a Pokeball – and, unfortunately, had come across Shane and Maybe. Unsure of what to expect, she'd jumped into the shrubbery, and attempted to make her way around them, getting spotted by Maybe in the process.
"That's an Eevee." Shane helped, and Maybe looked at him, then back at the Pokemon.
"Eeeee." It yapped.
"So, Danny, what other Pokemon do you have?" Shane asked, slurping down his virtual Milkshake, surprised to note that it tasted almost three times better than the ones in reality did.
"I have a Charmander – I started with him, I was pretty lucky to score myself a shiney one, you know? I have Eevee of course, she didn't like her Pokeball. I also have a Gyarados, Pikachu, Bayleef and Dustox. They're all great battlers."
"Cool! I haven't caught anymore Pokemon other than Absol yet."
"Really? How long have you been playing?"
"Three days. Maybe doesn't know when she started." He added, looking at Maybe, "Maybe only has a Mawile."
"Ah, I see."
"Hey, would you like to travel around with us? We could use a helping hand."
"Go… with you?"
"No way! Get lost!"
"No way I'd travel with you."
"No way in hell!"
"Get lost!"
"We don't need you!"
"Yes… you're very… different."
"Huh?"
"Oh, nothing. Sure! I'd love to travel with you."
"Great! Here that Maybe?"
Maybe wasn't listening.
"Man, I'm tired." Azurian said, yawning. He'd been up for three days straight, training his Cubone, who as a result had levelled up considerably. Training all day and all night always did the trick, and considering virtual Pokemon never got tired, they'd made great progress.
"Bone." The Cubone stated, thumping Azurian's head with its club. "Cubone."
"Can't I just rest for a little bit?" Azurian whined. "You're already level 15, and it only took three days. I deserve a rest!"
"BONE!"
"… Why're you so forceful? You're only a bunch of data, you know. I could quite easily reprogram your personality and…"
"Reprogram who's personality, Balmung of the Azure Sky?"
Azurian, or rather Balmung, jumped almost a foot into the air, even if he was sitting. The voice was familiar. Too familiar.
"Well, here's a face I'd never thought I'd see again. Rather, it's a completely different face."
"Ka-"
"You're an idiot for registering on the same computer that you did for "The World", Balmung of the Azure Sky. I didn't know that you CC Corp shits were this moronic."
"Kai, bestest buddy, who's this?"
Yes, the two who had approached Azurian were none other than Kai Psyche, and Uen Tsumono. Kai of which, Balmung didn't expect to ever meet again.
"You… traitorous bastard… why did you leave our beloved "The World" for this cheap imitation?" Balmung said, attempting to glare. He couldn't afford to get his account frozen – here, he was at Kai's mercy, rather than the other way around.
"Wow, so you two know each other, Kai?" Uen asked, acting blissfully unaware of the aura clashing between the two. "Introduce me!"
"That would be a waste of time, Uen. He's not worth knowing anyway."
"You… bastard…"
"I'll get straight to the point, Balmung. Uen and I have been assigned to the eradication of that filthy little virus that you and your shit company created. We don't have proof that the CC Corporation is involved, or that you were the one to insert the virus into our server, but when we get that evidence, we'll be back for you." Kai paused momentarily, turning his gaze and body away from Balmung. "Remember, Lord Balmung-shit, in this world, you are in my mercy. I'll leave that to sink in. The moment we get the information, we'll be back for your account."
"You little…"
Wow. Things are already pretty heated between Balmung and the CC Corporation. I wonder how Kai and Balmung know each other...
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